104 STUDENTS FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL TRADE IN THEIR ROBES TO BE ADULTS

As television actor Dan Roebuck put it, til Saturday they had been
separate. All through their years at Notre Dame High School, it had been "us"
the kids and "them" the adults.

"Today is your first day of becoming them," said Roebuck.

Sorry, there's no turning back.

Nearly 1,300 people turned out for commencement exercises at the Bethlehem
Township parochial school.

Roebuck, a Bethlehem Catholic High School graduate and former stand-up
comedian who is probably best known for his role on the television drama
"Matlock," entertained the crowd with a self-deprecating talk about the "gift"
of hindsight, warning graduates they, too, would someday receive the gift.

In particular, Roebuck pointed to his own poor performance in school and
how he soon had to make a decision about what he was going to do.

"At some point, I decided to stop being an under-achiever and try a little
harder," said Roebuck, who more recently has co-starred in the movie "The
Fugitive" and on the cable movie "The Late Shift."